Workstation 1: Archaic Homo sapiens
Instructions:
- Observe the 3D models of Homo heidelbergensis (archaic Homo sapiens) below.
- Compare and contrast the crania. How are they similar? How are they different?
- Identify two observable traits that are present on all three crania that are also shared with Homo erectus?
Kabwe, Zambia (Africa), ~275-325 kya
Homo heidlebergensis by Geospatial and Virtual Archaeology Lab and Studio on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6Rqot (click link for observation)
Steinheim, Germany, 250-350 kya
Homo heidelbergensis (Steinheim skull)(1979rp45) by RLA Archaeology on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6QUBP (click link for observation)
Florisbad, Orange Free State, South Africa, 250-350 kya
Homo heidelbergensis (Florisbad) (1979rp24) by RLA Archaeology on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6XRIN (click link for observation)
Workstation 2: The Neanderthals
Instructions:
- Observe the 3D models of the Neanderthals below.
- Compare and contrast the two crania. How are they similar? How are they different?
- Identify three observable traits that are present on both crania that are derived traits in Neanderthals.
La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France, 47-56 kya
(433rp7) by RLA Archaeology on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6RALD (click link for observation)
Gibraltar 1, ~35 kya, found in Forbes Quarry, Gibraltar (one of the youngest Neanderthal fossils, ~35 kya is super recent!!)
Gibraltar 1 Skull with Texture by Wellesley College on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6uWYR (click link for observation)
Workstation 3: Neanderthals vs. Modern Homo sapiens
Instructions:
- Observe the 3D models of mandibles from a Neanderthal and a modern Homo sapiens below.
- Compare and contrast the two samples. How are they similar? How are they different?
- Identify one observable trait that is present on the Neanderthal mandible, but not present on the modern Homo sapiens mandible.
- Identify one observable trait that is present on the modern Homo sapiens mandible, but not present on the Neanderthal mandible.
Spy Cave, Namur, Belgium, ~40 kya (Neanderthal)
(Spy 2) Mandible (433rp20) by RLA Archaeology on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6YtD7 (click link to observation)
Hotu Cave, Iran, ~9,900 – 7,200 years before present (modern Homo sapiens)
Homo sapiens (Hotu Cave) (1979rp28) – mandible by RLA Archaeology on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6YwDw (click link to observe)
Workstation 4: Evolution of Homo sapiens
As with other transitions in hominin evolution, modern traits do not appear fully formed or all at once. The traits common to modern Homo sapiens appeared in a mosaic manner. In this workstation, you will look at how our skull anatomy has changed over time and you will also observe geographic variation in our species.
Instructions:
- Observe the 3D models of modern Homo sapiens below. (Some of the models are a little dark. Just do the best you can.)
- Describe how the cranial morphology in modern Homo sapiens has evolved (changed) over time based on your observations of the samples below.
- Identify one observable derived modern Homo sapiens trait that all the crania share.
- Which hypothesis to explain the origins of modern Homo sapiens is best supported by the morphology of these crania (Multiregional or Out of Africa)? Please be cognizant of the times and geographical areas represented by the samples. Please explain your answer and any limitations associated with the data (aside from the small sample size).
Herto: Middle Awash, Ethiopia, ~160 kya
Homo sapiens Cranium by UCFanthropology on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6SHYU (click link to observe)
Skhul 5 sample: Mugharet es-Skhul, Wadi el-Mughara, Israel, 80-120 kya
Homo sapiens Skhul 5 (2501.1rp37-1) by RLA Archaeology on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6QUBQ (click link to observe)
Wajak, East Java, Indonesia, ~28-38 kya
Homo sapiens (Wadjak 1) (1979rp11) by RLA Archaeology on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6RDLR (click link to observe)
Cro-Magnon, Les Eyzies, Dordogne, France ~ 27 kya
Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon I) Skull (1979rp16-1) by RLA Archaeology on Sketchfab
https://skfb.ly/6WxO9 (click link to observe)
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